Xu Yongqing

Xu Yongqing (born August 1938) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as political commissar of the People's Armed Police from 1996 to 2003.

He was a representative of the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress

Biography
Xu was born in Jiande County (now Jiande), Zhejiang, in August 1938. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1956, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the same month. From 1956 to 1996, he served in the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, what he was political commissar of the in August 1988 and deputy political commissar of the Lanzhou Military Region in December 1994. In 1985, he was soon commissioned as political commissar of the 27th Group Army, participating the Sino-Vietnamese War. In February 1996, he was promoted to become political commissar of the People's Armed Police, serving in the post until his retirement in December 2003.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1995, and general (shangjiang) in June 2000.